

94 minutes
4/6/2011
In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.

Amos Poe
as Self

Ann Magnuson
as Self
Becky Johnston
as Self

Bette Gordon
as Self

Beth B
as Self

Casandra Stark
as Self

Charlie Ahearn
as Self
Daze
as Self

Debbie Harry
as Self

Eric Mitchell
as Self

Fab 5 Freddy
as Self
Glenn O'Brien
as Self
James Chance
as Self

Jamie Nares
as Self

Jim Jarmusch
as Self

J.G. Thirlwell
as Self

John Lurie
as Self

John Waters
as Self

Kembra Pfahler
as Self

Lizzie Borden
as Self

Lung Leg
as Self

Lydia Lunch
as Self

Manuel DeLanda
as Self

Maripol
as Self
Michael McClard
as Self

Michael Oblowitz
as Self

Nick Zedd
as Self

Pat Place
as Self

Patti Astor
as Self

Richard Kern
as Self

Sara Driver
as Self

Scott B
as Self

Steve Buscemi
as Self

Susan Seidelman
as Self

Tessa Hughes-Freeland
as Self

Thurston Moore
as Self

Tommy Turner
as Self

Vivienne Dick
as Self

Holly Adams
as Nymph

Vincent Gallo
as Self (archive footage)
David Rutsala
as Self

Jack Sargeant
as Self